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Cardiff Council is to receive an additional £3.85m from Welsh Government to go towards funding the city's plans for the continuing expansion of Welsh-medium education provision.
Labour shortages, disruption to supply chains, increased pressure on advice services and funding arrangement reforms are some of the potential implications of a ‘No Deal' Brexit for Cardiff.
05/10/18 - Fly tipping crackdown continues
Six infrared cameras are now operating in Cardiff to catch people fly tipping waste.
Today’s news that the tolls on the Severn Bridge and the Prince of Wales Bridge will be lifted on December 17 this year has been positively received by Cardiff Council.
Cardiff Half Marathon will take place on October 7th and with 25,000 people expected to take part in the event, Cardiff is expected to be exceptionally busy.
17,000 households will be taking part in a separate glass recycling scheme in a bid to increase the quality of the material collected and improve the markets for reuse.
Today record numbers of men proudly walked a mile in women's shoes to show their support for White Ribbon, the campaign to eradicate violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence
28/09/18 - Developing housing, delivering new homes
The development of affordable housing in Cardiff goes from strength to strength as the Council works towards delivering 2,000 new council homes in the city.
1 Why is planning permission given to so many new student accommodation projects? Although the numbers have slowed in recent years, the number of students enrolling in Cardiff University and Cardiff Met alone have increased by 35% over the last 15 years.
27/09/18 - What is the Local Development Plan (LDP)
The LDP sets out the planning policies and identifies areas for future development. The larger of these areas are known as ‘strategic sites’ and there has been interest on all of these sites which is very encouraging.
27/09/18 - City's Homeless to play football in Mexico
Two residents of the city's Ty Tresillian homeless hostel have been selected to represent Wales at the Homeless World Cup in Mexico later this year.
A project which seeks to re-engage Cardiff with Flat Holm has secured phase 1 grant funding towards the proposed £1.3m development of the Island.
Starting primary school or going on to secondary school can be an exciting time for children and parents, but it can also be a stressful time as decisions need to be made on which schools to apply for, and then waiting to find out if the application has
21/09/18 - Landlords ordered to pay over £17,000 for a catalogue of failings found at their rented property
Lawford Cunningham, from Wheeleys Road, Birmingham and his grandson Morgan Cunningham-Blackwood, from Stanmore Road, Birmingham both pleaded guilty at Cardiff Magistrates Court yesterday.
21/09/18 - Cardiff leads the way in Recycle Week
Cardiff’s impressive recycling rates are praised on the eve of Recycle Week – but the message is that more still needs to be done.
Local residents and first-time buyers benefit as scheme tackles growing housing need
